Tag: Mental Health
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April 24, 2025
I started riding my e-bike to work on Tuesday and it’s been the best commute I’ve ever had to work. Prior to Tuesday, I would only ride my e-bike to the shop, but then the weather got better.
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September 21, 2023
On Monday, we did the most “big city” thing that I’ve ever done: rooftop yoga.
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September 8, 2023
It’s been over a week since I’ve been to the workshop. I was reminded that I’d been away when I got my box of new materials in the mail. The package has some weight to it.
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July 2, 2023
Today, it was really important to me to clean my apartment. My girlfriend helped. She’s much more efficient than I am. Getting the space clean had to happen.
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June 21, 2023
I was at a wedding over the weekend. I didn’t know anyone other than my girlfriend and a few of her friends. Needless to say, I met a lot of people.
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June 11, 2023
I was hoping for more from today but I just have to accept that it was a slow day. It’s probably exactly what I needed today to be.
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June 8, 2023
I had a sore throat when I woke up this morning. You know how sometimes you can feel yourself getting a little sick, even when you’re ignoring it? I didn’t have that this time. It was completely sudden.
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April 19, 2023
I was listening to The Happiness Lab on my way to work this morning. I’ve been trying to listen my way through the podcast. I think I’m now only a year back. Anyway, this morning I was listening to an episode about burnout. I think I’m burnt out. It might have been only a couple…
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I Burnt Out Three Weeks into the New Year, After 18 Months
I burnt out recently. Teachers are being asked to manage a lot right now in addition to the pressures of their lives outside of work. I thought I’d share my story.
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CHRG: A watch more self-aware than a candle is or I was
My watch is powered by light. It’s a Citizen EcoDrive. I got it almost 13 years ago. A few years ago, I needed to change the battery so I sent it in for repair. This weekend, it kept flashing, “CHRG.”